The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-07
BILE NYR AND JAY aouLp.

The HumorlSt Pays His Respects to the
Rich PhilRnthropiIt.
New York World,
It had been ten long weary years aimee
last met Jay Gould until l called upon
him yesterday to renew the acquaintance
and discuss the happy past, Ten years Of
patient toll and earnest endeavor on my
part, ten years Of philanthropy on his,
have been fled away in the grim and
greedy heretofore. Both OF us have
changed in that time, though Jay has
changed more than I have, Perhaps that
is because he has been thrown more in
contact with change than ! have.
Still, l had changed 0 good deal In those
years, for when | called at 1rvlngton yes
terday Mr.. Gould did not remember me.
Neither did the watchiul and oyeresti-
mated dog In the front yard, Mr.. Gould
lives in comfort, in 8 CHEEKY home, sur
rounded by help and q b~arbed.wire
fence.
By wearing ready.msde clothes, instead
Of having his clothes made especially for
himself, he has been enabled to amass a
good many millions OF dollars with which
he 10 enabled to buy things.
Carefully eoaeealing the fact that IhRd
any business relations with the press, l
gave my card TO the person who doea
chores for Mr.. Gould, and, ~apologizlng for
not having droppedin before, I took aseat
in the spare room to wait Tor the great
railroad msgnRte.
Mr.. Gould entered the room with q low,
stealthy tread, and looked me over in q
cursory way and yet with the air Of o con.
noisseur.
~ believe that 1 have never had the
pleasure Of meeting you bstore, sir" said
the great railroad swallower and amateur
philanthropist, with o tinge Of railroad
irony.
ayes, sir, We met some ten years ago."
said ], lightly running my fingers over
tho keys OF the piano in order to show
him that | was accustomed to the sight OF
a piano, ~ was then working in the roll.
Ing mill at Laramie City, Wyo., and you
came to visit the mill, which was then op.
Grated by the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. You do not remember me be-
cause | haye purchased a different pair Of
trousers since l saw you, and the cane
which l wear this seaeon changes my
whole appearance also. l remember you,
however, very much"
swell, II we grant all that, Mr.. Nye,
will you excuse me for asking you to what
1 am indebted for this call p"
swell, Mr.. Gould" said I, rising to my
full hight and putting my soft hat on the
brow Of the Venus de Milo, after which l
seated myself opposite him in q degage
Western way, "you are indebted to me
for this call. That's what you are indebt.
ed to. But we will let that pass. We are
not here to talk about indebtedness, Jay,
II you are busy, you needn't return this
call till next winter. But | am hore just
to converse In o quiet way, as between
man and man. To talk over the past, TO
ask you how your conduct is, and to in
quire II l can do you any good in any way
whatever. This Is no time to speak pieces
and ask In q grammatical way, 10 what
you are indebted for this call Ny main
object Ia coming up here was to take you
by the hand and ask you how your mem.
CRY Is this spriHg2 Judging from what l
could hear, | was led 10 believe that II was
a little inclined To DO sluggish and afro.
phied days aud to keep you awake nights.
Is that 80, Jay?"
"No, sir that is not so."
"very well then I have been inhaled
by the reports in the papers, and l am
glad 1t 10 all q mistake. Now, ono thing
more before l 90. Did It lever occur 10 you
that while you and your family are all
out in your yacht together some day, q
sudden hquall, q quick lurCh OF Ice HCup.
psrs, q trrmulous movement Of the main.
brace, o shudder OF the spripg- boom might
occur and oil DO over2"
"Yes, sir. l have often thought OF IT,,
and Of course such a thing might happen
at any time; but you forget that while we
are ont on tho broad and ~boundleBs ocean
va enjoy ourselves. We are free. People
with morbid curiosity cannot come. and
call on US. We cannot get the daily news.
paperB, and w6 do not have to meet low,
vulgar people WHO pay their debts and
perapir6."
"0I course, that Ia one view to take Of
Iii but that 10 only q selfish view. Sup.
posing that you have made no provision
for the future In caEe Of accident Would
II not be well for you to name some M
outaids Of your own family 10 take up this
great burden which 10 nov weighing you
doWu-thls money which you say yourself
has made o slave Of you-Rnd look out for
it2 Have you ever considered this mat,
ter ]Seriously and settled upon o good man
who would be willing TO water your stock
for you, aud 30 conduct your affairs that
nobody would rot any benefit from your
vast Rccumulations, and In every way
carry out the policy which you have In.
augurated9
III you have not thoroughly considered
this matter I wall you would do 90 OF an
early date. l have In my minds eye juet
such q man aB you need. His shoulders
are we'll fitted for a burden Of this kind,
and he would pick 1t up cheertully ct any
time you see u to 10y 1t down. will
give you his EddrssB.n
"ThGnk you" said Mr.. Gould, as the
thermometer Ia the rext room suddenly
iroSe up and burnt with o loud report.
"And now II you will gxCuse me from Of.
setting my time, which ID worth $500 q
minute, against yours, which l Judge to
DO worth about 81 pOr week, l will bid you
good morning.
He then held the door open for me and
Bhortly after that l came away. Thero
were three reasona why l did not remain,
but tho principal reason was that / did not
think he wanted mo to do bo..
And 90 ! came away and left him.
There was little else that l could Say after
that